naturalists

Describes Darwin's famous voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and documents the development of his ideas, and the controversy that greeted them.

Presents a biography on Charles Darwin who revolutionized scientific thought on his theories of evolution and origins of the species and chronicles his life and adventures as well as his ideas on natural selection.

Explores the life and work of author Aldo Leopold, focusing on his lifelong quest for answers to the fundamental question of how people can live prosperously on the land and keep it healthy.

Presents a biography of the life and works of nineteenth-century author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau that chronicles his childhood, family, education, and achievements.

Sir Robert Cecil, an advisor to King James I in 1603, confides in his gardener John Tradescant about the political and social changes that he has to face in the King's court.

Traces the life of the English naturalist from his early years through his expedition aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and the development of his theory of evolution by natural selection.

A short biography of man who founded the Sierra Club, from his Scottish roots to his boyhood in the Wisconsin wilderness, his travels to California, and his work as a naturalist.

In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, which leads to an important discovery.

Describes the life of nineteenth-century American writer, philosopher, and naturalist, Henry David Thoreau.